Passage 1 (Passage with Very Short Answer Type Questions) Once there was a lion. He was sleeping in a forest when a little mouse began running up and

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Passage 1 (Passage with Very Short Answer Type Questions)

Once there was a lion. He was sleeping in a forest when a little mouse began running up and down near him. The lion got disturbed and was awakened. He tried to place his huge paw upon the mouse in anger and opened his big jaw to swallow him. The mouse became frightened. "Pardon, O King!" cried the little mouse, "Forgive me this time, I shall never repeat it and shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able to do something good for you one of these days?"

ଥରେ ସିଂହ ଥିଲା । ସେ ଏକ ଜଙ୍ଗଲରେ ଶୋଇଥିଲେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ଏକ ଛୋଟ ମୂଷା ଉପରକୁ ଏବଂ ତଳକୁ ଦୌଡିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲା | ସିଂହ ବିଚଳିତ ହୋଇ ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହେଲା । ସେ କ୍ରୋଧରେ ମୂଷା ଉପରେ ତାଙ୍କର ବିରାଟ ପାଉଁଶ ରଖିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କଲେ ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଗିଳିବା ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କ ବଡ ଜହ୍ନ ଖୋଲିଲେ | ମୂଷା ଭୟଭୀତ ହୋଇଗଲା । "କ୍ଷମା କର, ହେ ରାଜା!" ଛୋଟ ମୂଷା କାନ୍ଦିକାନ୍ଦି କାନ୍ଦି ଲାଗ, "ଏଥର ମୋତେ କ୍ଷମା କର, ମୁଁ ଏହାକୁ କେବେ ବି ପୁନରାବୃତ୍ତି କରିବି ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ତୁମର ଦୟାକୁ କେବେ ବି ଭୁଲିବି ନାହିଁ | ଏବଂ କିଏ ଜାଣେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ଆଜିକାଲି ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କିଛି ଭଲ କରିବାକୁ ସକ୍ଷମ ହୋଇପାରେ? "

 

The lion was tickled at the idea given by the mouse and lifted up his paw and let him go. The mouse could not believe it and thanked the lion for his nice gesture. Sometimes later, a few hunters captured the lion and tied him to a tree while they went in search for a wagon to carry him. The mouse was moving from that area and saw the lion. He decided to save the lion as he was once kind to him. The mouse ran towards him and gnawed away the ropes that bound the lion. “Was I not right?" asked the little mouse.

ମାଉସ୍ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଦିଆଯାଇଥିବା ଧାରଣାରେ ସିଂହଟି ଟିକ୍ ହୋଇଥିଲା ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଉଁଜି ଉଠାଇ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଛାଡି ଦେଲା | ମାଉସ୍ ଏହାକୁ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ କରିପାରିଲା ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ସିଂହକୁ ତାଙ୍କର ସୁନ୍ଦର ଅଙ୍ଗଭଙ୍ଗୀ ପାଇଁ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଜଣାଇଲା | ବେଳେବେଳେ ପରେ, କିଛି ଶିକାରୀ ସିଂହକୁ କାବୁ କରି ଏକ ଗଛରେ ବାନ୍ଧିଥିଲେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ବହନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଏକ ୱାଗନ୍ ଖୋଜିବାକୁ ଯାଇଥିଲେ । ମାଉସ୍ ସେହି ଅଞ୍ଚଳରୁ ଗତି କରୁଥିଲା ଏବଂ ସିଂହକୁ ଦେଖିଲା | ସେ ସିଂହକୁ ବଞ୍ଚାଇବାକୁ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନେଇଥିଲେ କାରଣ ସେ ଏକଦା ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଦୟାଳୁ ଥିଲେ। ମାଉସ୍ ତାଙ୍କ ଆଡକୁ ଦୌଡ଼ି ଗଲା ଏବଂ ସିଂହକୁ ବାନ୍ଧି ଥିବା ଦଉଡିକୁ କାମୁଡି ଦେଲା | ମୁଁ ଠିକ୍ ନଥିଲି କି? ଛୋଟ ମାଉସ୍ ପଚାରିଲେ।

 

 

1. How did the mouse save his own life?

Ans. The mouse became frightened and asked for forgiveness and promised the lion that he would never repeat the mistake again and never forget his kindness

2. Why did the lion want to kill the mouse?

Ans. The lion wanted to kill the mouse because he disturbed the lion when he was sleeping. He was jumping up and down near him.

3. Write synonym for the word 'gesture".

Ans. The synonym is signal.

4. The mouse ……...... the lion for his nice gesture.

Ans. thanked

5. "Pardon, O King!" who was king in this line? Who was the speaker of the line?

Ans. The word 'king' refers to the lion in this line. The mouse was the speaker of the line.

6. Give antonym for the word kindness'.

Ans. The antonym is meanness